amateur

Speech parts

1. amateur - Noun

2. amateur - Adjective

3. amateur - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amateurish unskilled dabbler inexpert Greenhorn inexperienced novice mediocre enthusiast untrained beginner neophyte nonprofessional recreational unpaid
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Antonyms

professional secretary national lord sawyer commandant
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Hypernyms

jock individual person athlete soul mortal

Hyponyms

dilettante dabbler sciolist birder bird watcher hobbyist

Phrases with the word

amateur person be amateur amateur photographer like an amateur amateur dramatics amateur investors

Anagrams

amature

Examples

an amateur painter Source: Internet

gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals Source: Internet

recreational golfers Source: Internet

reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating Source: Internet

unpaid extras in the documentary Source: Internet

a very amateurish job Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Amaterasu Amaterasu Omikami amaterialistic amateur athlete amateur basketball court amateur deity